Written answers
Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Departmental Bodies
10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of and position regarding the filling of the vacancies on the Taxi Advisory Committee. [32456/21]
- Aviation Industry
11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene and engage with a company (details supplied) to ensure that no worker at Cork Airport will be laid off for ten weeks...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports he will put in place to ensure the recovery of Cork Airport. [31851/21]
- Road Network
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way a determination will be made regarding the development of the series of small bypasses he has spoken of in recent times; his views...
- Ship Disposal
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to offers made for the removal and scrappage of the MV Alta wreck in Ballycotton, County Cork; if so, if...
- Public Transport
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the significant discrepancy in the reported funding level of the CIÉ 1951 scheme; if his attention...
- Airport Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide multi-year CAPEX funding to enable Shannon Airport to navigate its way out of the current crisis; if he will also...
- Electric Vehicles
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric cars that have been sold in Ireland in each of the past three years and to date in 2021; and if a target has been...
- Road Projects
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which capital projects such as the N26 can help to enhance regional accessibility in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of a new DART service to Hazelhatch and Celbridge on the Kildare line as part of the DART plus programme; and...
- Road Network
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make cycling and walking safer on existing rural roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/21]
- Public Transport
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in in making the LocalLink service more accessible to persons with disabilities, including expanding the geographical...
- Departmental Schemes
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider piloting a free public transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31502/21]
- Haulage Industry
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the problems still facing many hauliers with Transport Manager CPC qualifications (details supplied);...
- Public Transport
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of private security companies in policing within the transport infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Aviation Industry
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which plans are afoot or in hand to restore air passenger transport activity to pre-Covid levels; if antigen testing or air...
- Traffic Management
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects traffic vehicular volumes to return to pre-Covid levels or short thereof; if adequate provision is being...
- Greenways Provision
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the code of practice for greenways; the potential limitations of their development including the impact on...
- Rail Network
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 26 May 2021, if his attention has been drawn to a proposal by Iarnród Éireann to fix...
- Transport Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has set targets for modal shift from private vehicles in cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31583/21]
- Greenways Provision
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Programme for Government commitment to work with local authorities and appropriate agencies to continue to develop an...
- Bus Services
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the disruption and cancellation of public bus services in the Waterford region and the associated...
- Public Transport
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the goals of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the Ballybrophy Limerick line; and his further views on the...
- Bus Éireann
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of expanding and developing Bus Éireann services in Cork City and more specifically the consideration that is being...
- Rail Network
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential of commuter rail to allow regional cities to grow in a sustainable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Projects
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the northern ring road. [32435/21]
- Transport Policy
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is examining to reduce dependency on cars in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31923/21]
- Rail Network
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the western rail corridor can help to decarbonise transportation in the west of Ireland, helping the State to reach its...
- Taxi Licences
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expand the nine-year rule requiring taxis to be younger than nine years and consider a temporary extension of this (details...
- Road Network
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further much needed funding will be allocated in 2021 for the non-national road network if there is a capital funding reallocation...
- Aviation Industry
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing talks with a company (detail supplied) to broker a rescue package; if he will report on his efforts to secure...
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 24 March 2021, the status of the roll-out of park-and-ride facilities for Galway city; the...
- Transport Policy
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to fast-track procurement for and delivery of transport infrastructure projects in the north-west to boost regional...
- Oireachtas Committees
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to act upon the recommendations of the recent report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport on decarbonisation and...
- Transport Policy
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 24 March 2021 and his comments in Dáil Éireann on the same date, his plans to bring...
- Aviation Industry
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagements with trade unions, employees and the management of a company (details supplied) in relation to proposed changes to work...
- Rail Network
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to decarbonise Ireland’s passenger rail fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31506/21]
- Greenways Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development and provision of funding for the section of the Grand Canal Greenway from the 12th Lock to the Hatch Pub...
- Road Network
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of local and regional road infrastructure in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [22864/21]
- Rail Network
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the DART underground; the timeline to its completion; the estimated benefits that it would bring to the greater Dublin...
- Driver Test
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will put in place to address the backlog in driver theory tests. [32043/21]
- Rail Network
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a timeline in place for when work will begin on the Cork commuter rail corridor following the recent announcement of funding...
- Aviation Industry
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding and his views on the job losses and reduced wages affecting workers in the aviation sector; and if he will make a...
- Action Plan for Rural Development
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the NTA on the Action Plan for Rural Development to work with rural...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if rapid antigen testing will be put in place in order to accommodate the opening of international travel over the summer months; and if...
- Transport Policy
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to disparities in sustainable transport access in Cork city. [32436/21]
- Aviation Industry
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding and status of the chairperson of the Shannon Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32427/21]
- Bus Services
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to proposed changes to routes operating out of Clontarf garage as part of the proposed BusConnects plans...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the EU Covid Digital Certificate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31925/21]
- Road Projects
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made with the R312 from Castlebar to Bellacorick; the status of the new bridge on the R312 as it passes Glenisland; if...
- Public Transport
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has held with public transport operators to discuss measures to curb antisocial behaviour on public transport; and if...
- Taxi Licences
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider implementing a moratorium on the issuing of new taxi licences for 2022 recognising the need for existing taxi drivers...
- Public Transport
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagements with trade unions, employees and the management of CIÉ in relation to the underfunding in the company’s...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with travel agents and discussed the need to provide travel agents with continuing business supports with the...
- Road Projects
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the Bandon southern relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32405/21]
- Public Transport
84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the clear public interest justification has been solicited or assessed further to his statement in response to a previous...
- Airport Policy
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he plans to restore routes and air connectivity to Shannon Airport. [32120/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement...
- Bus Services
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to install new bus shelters in County Cork in the next year. [32409/21]
- Greenways Provision
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Programme for Government commitment to develop coastal greenways and off road cycle routes, such as the East Coast...
- Road Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Limerick northern distributor road continues to be considered a key infrastructure project that will be progressed as a priority;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the use of Covid-19 antigen testing as part of efforts to support the Irish aviation industry; and if he will make a...
- Transport Policy
93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the potential to develop shared use of motor vehicles and bikes is being adequately facilitated in Ireland; and if...
- Aviation Industry
94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact of recent aviation decisions on regional connectivity; the measures in place to safeguard connectivity especially at regional...
- Rail Network
95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding and if a copy will be provided of the detailed design works in relation to MetroLink as it relates to Estuary...
- Road Projects
97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the A5 motorway project; and when the work is set to commence. [31887/21]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Pay
103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to unwind professional fee cuts that were imposed on barristers during the period 2008-2011 who are instructed to prosecute...
- Pension Provisions
109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. [32331/21]
- Programme for Government
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to direct a proportion of the proceeds of the carbon tax...
- Public Sector Staff
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the lessons he has learned in the course of the pandemic with regard to maintaining staffing levels in key areas of the public sector;...
- Civil Service
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his role in setting the salary level for the Secretary General of the Department of Health; if he is satisfied that the new salary is...
- Departmental Policies
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to engage with trade union representatives advocating a four-day working week; if he will consider such a proposal for the...
- Public Services Provision
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work his Department has undertaken to date to deliver on the plain language requirement on all public service communication as...
- Freedom of Information
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to enhance freedom of information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32343/21]
- Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes that will be made to the scheme for secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas to recognise the evolution of the...
- National Children's Hospital
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the monitoring mechanisms employed by his Department regarding the costs associated with the national children’s hospital; and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the proposed work placement experience programme as cited in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan; his plans to...
- EU Directives
123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the analysis his Department has carried out into the question of ensuring that local elected representatives will be covered by...
- Office of Public Works
124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has any plans for the refurbishment of Naas Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Defective Building Materials
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the fines or sanctions that are issued to those involved in providing and building with defective concrete blocks to assist in funding...
- Office of Public Works
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works refurbishment of Carlow courthouse railings. [32330/21]
- Northern Ireland
127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will be moving to avail of the PEACE PLUS funding to promote North-South co-operation; the European funds that are currently being...
- Departmental Circulars
128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the promotion of the green and social procurement agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32345/21]
- Office of Public Works
129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the retrofit of public office accommodation. [32340/21]
- Flood Risk Management
130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of and position regarding a number of tranche one schemes within the Eastern Flood Risk Management Plans specifically,...
- Fiscal Policy
131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a recent Fiscal Advisory Council report (details supplied) which states that the Government has failed to deliver on its...
- Departmental Funding
132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a disparity in funding allocations across several Departments between areas in Cork city; and his...
- Public Sector Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he plans to further facilitate remote working for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Development Plan
134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether all contracts for capital works laid out in the National Development Plan should be required to contain social...
- Flood Risk Management
135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when flood remediation works to be undertaken by the Office of Public Works will commence at Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare. [32137/21]
- National Development Plan
136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the revised National Development Plan 2018-2027 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32336/21]
- Public Sector Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most recent estimate for the cost of removing the requirement for staff in the public service to work additional hours which were...
- Office of Public Works
138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for Sceilig Mhichíl for the 2021 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32348/21]
- Public Sector Staff
139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are new plans in place for the decentralisation or relocation of public sector jobs from Dublin; and if he will make a...
- National Broadband Plan
141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 1 June 2021, his views on the fact that there are no penalties included in the National...
- Office of Public Works
142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will initiate a review conducted by the OPW in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to investigate if the former Garda...
- Public Expenditure Policy
144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department have identified any particular tendencies in the context of public spending, current or capital, including any...
- Public Sector Staff
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to remote working arrangements for civil servants and other public sector workers; if the results of the recent...
- Flood Risk Management
147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of approving the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; when final approval is likely to be granted to allow the scheme proceed to...
- Office of Public Works
148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will be taking on a management role at heritage sites currently operated by Shannon Heritage in County Clare. [32138/21]
- National Children's Hospital
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a report from the Department of Health on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion...
- Departmental Offices
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of and position regarding the overpayment of rent at the Miesian Plaza; the contacts which his officials have had with the...
- Flood Risk Management
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the completion of the flood relief scheme in Skibbereen and Bantry, County Cork. [32353/21]
- Brexit Supports
154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. [24136/21]
- State Bodies
155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on gender balance on State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32360/21]
- Public Sector Staff
156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on additional holiday entitlements for workers in the public sector who were frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic;...
- Flood Risk Management
158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will carry out an audit of flood prevention embankments and other infrastructure to establish the potential that such...
- Civil Service
160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on follow-up trade union and worker engagement planned following the publication of the Civil Service Employee...
- Flood Risk Management
162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood defences in the Spanish Arch and docks area of Galway city; the details of any public consultation taken to date or...
- Pension Provisions
163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department has chosen to propose a once-off gratuity for the community enterprise scheme supervisors and assistant...
- National Lottery
164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the expenditure on good causes undertaken by the National Lottery over the past year; and if he will make a statement on...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional expenditure undertaken to support the economy and society during the Covid-19 pandemic to date; and if he will...
- Defective Building Materials
168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if engagement has taken place with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on extending the pyrite remediation scheme...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Job Losses
169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that has been taken to find replacement employers in view of the impending closure of two pharmaceutical companies in the...
- Employment Support Services
170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job coaches currently employed with specific responsibility for enabling disabled persons access the labour market;...
- Transfer of Undertakings
171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will advise on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32577/21]
- Legislative Measures
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to bring forward legislation to implement the recommendations of the Supreme Court ruling in Zalewski vs. Adjudication...
- Departmental Expenditure
173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12...
- Climate Action Plan
176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s...
- Departmental Policies
177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Equality Issues
178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter relating to the NBI roll-out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a response will issue to a query raised regarding carbon sequestration (details supplied). [32684/21]
- Climate Action Plan
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his...
- Climate Change Policy
185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of progress made towards the Annual Transition Statement for 2020. [32703/21]
- Departmental Schemes
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the cost per school for retrofits under the pathfinder scheme. [32705/21]
- Energy Policy
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of replacing the lapsed energy poverty strategy. [32707/21]
- Departmental Policies
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on...
- Energy Infrastructure
189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 24 March 2021, when the report will be published; and if he will make a...
- Equality Issues
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for...
- National Broadband Plan
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected roll-out of the National Broadband Plan for counties Cavan and Monaghan for 2021; the measures that will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the sector specific supports for the aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32547/21]
- Aviation Industry
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of two submissions made on behalf of former employees of the Irish Aviation Authority regarding changes in their...
- Electric Vehicles
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29417/21]
- Departmental Contracts
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process under which sea air rescue services are intended to be procured in 2023; if there is a review into the operation of the...
- Aviation Industry
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene and engage with a company (details supplied) to ensure that no worker at Cork airport will be laid off for ten weeks...
- Road Projects
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made with the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road project given that it should form a key part of the mid-term review...
- Air Safety
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action that can be taken to prevent the hijacking of aircraft and passengers en route between two EU states. [29217/21]
- Rail Network
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the 41 new diesel ICR carriages ordered by Irish Rail in 2020 and the 2020 tender process to order up to 600 electric and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the potential for funding for the subsidisation of children’s PCR and antigen testing inbound and outbound at...
- Aviation Industry
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the capital expenditure and operational expenditure supports for 2022 for Cork and Shannon airports; and if he will...
- Rail Network
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the Public Spending Code requires that the Metrolink Preliminary Business Case to Beechwood, which has been...
- Public Transport
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further consideration has been given to the introduction of a three-day week taxsaver commuter ticket in view of the clear and evident...
- Driver Test
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify a matter (details supplied) regarding driver theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32601/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12...
- Ports Policy
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Port of Dublin is not accepting container trains to and from the west of Ireland;...
- Driver Test
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Climate Action Plan
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s...
- Departmental Policies
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32727/21]
- Equality Issues
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority...
- Rail Network
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects commuter rail passenger numbers to increase when the lines are upgraded; and if he will make a statement...
- Aviation Industry
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to assist the aviation sector post-Covid given the pressures experienced by airlines...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the use of high quality air purifiers has been considered as a means of reducing the potential spread of Covid-19 throughout the...
- Transport Policy
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of capital investment in the transport sector for the foreseeable future;...
- Greenways Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress made to date on establishing a greenway from Leixlip to Maynooth along the royal canal; if he will provide the...
- Aviation Industry
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing a rebate directly to airlines of all Dublin Airport charges and air navigation charges as recommended in...
- Road Network
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the level of funding awarded to Tipperary County Council will be increased ahead of the next three year roadworks programme in order...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Expenditure
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021; and if he...
- Tax Code
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons in receipt of the carer's tax credit who have a small income, including the carer's allowance are not allowed the extra €26,300...
- Departmental Policies
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32717/21]
- Equality Issues
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Civil Service
236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions remaining unfilled by clerical officer, executive officer and higher executive officer level in the Civil...
- Public Sector Pay
237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the matter of pay for public defender barristers who currently due to cuts from 2008 to 2011, are paid in line with...
- Civil Service
238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the newly launched Civil Service Renewal 2030 plan. [29419/21]
- Legislative Measures
239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce new legislation to deal with whistle-blower allegations. [27838/21]
- Flood Risk Management
241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the approval of the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; when the scheme will be approved to proceed to tender; and if he will...
- Civil Service
242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants on special Covid-19 leave at the end of 2020; the number at the end of May 2021; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12...
- Departmental Websites
248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of gov.ie. [32685/21]
- Climate Action Plan
252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of action 6a of the Climate Action plan; the costs involved to complete same and to publish the methodology. [32690/21]
- Departmental Policies
254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Equality Issues
255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority...
- Public Sector Pay
256. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which FEMPI restoration has been completed across all income brackets throughout the Public Sector; and if he will make a...
- Inflation Rate
257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department monitors inflation in the construction sector with particular reference to the impact on the delivery...
- Departmental Policies
258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform throughout the public sector continues to be an option in achieving good value for money; and if he will make...
- Public Procurement Contracts
259. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reform in the context of public procurement can be used as a means of producing better value for money in respect of State projects;...
- Departmental Functions
261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of incidences in which his Department has had to intervene to ensure good practice, better value for money and faster, more...
- Public Expenditure Policy
262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department have identified projects least compliant with the principal of achieving good value for money; and if...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Programmes
266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the sports capital programme 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32527/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the removal of the ban on guided tours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32566/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
273. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount her Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until...
- Departmental Policies
276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline her key policy achievements in her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Equality Issues
277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Defective Building Materials
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in relation to the defective concrete blocks grants scheme for counties Donegal and Mayo. [32475/21]
- Housing Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he anticipates initiating any actions or reform with a view to ensuring that the housing market is tilted in favour of the...
- Defective Building Materials
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if provisions will be made to extend the pyrite remediation scheme to counties Mayo and Donegal; if his Department has engaged...
- Local Authorities
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the recent changes to household means policy 2021 issued in April take into account recent changes in circumstances; if...
- Defective Building Materials
284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide additional financial support under the pyrite remediation scheme to help homeowners cover the cost of...
- Wastewater Treatment
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Ministerial consent regarding the wastewater treatment plant in Arklow County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
- Housing Policy
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding declaring a housing emergency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Property Registration
288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way a form 5 application by a person (details supplied) can be progressed in view of the circumstances; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021...
- Construction Industry
292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application by a company (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32667/21]
- Climate Action Plan
293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s...
- National Biodiversity Plan
294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current and capital funding allocated to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. [32706/21]
- Departmental Policies
295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Equality Issues
296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons...
- Archaeological Sites
297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to the need for accelerated archaeological studies of Doon Point, County Kerry which is...
- Natural Heritage Areas
298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that Garrylucas bog, County Cork is designated as a natural heritage area immediately; and if he will make...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
299. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) considering that the application was received by the passport office some time...
- Departmental Expenditure
300. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June...
- Climate Action Plan
303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s...
- Departmental Policies
304. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32718/21]
- Equality Issues
305. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
306. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to investigate the serious allegations of sexual abuse in the Defence Forces over the years made in writing to him by...
- Departmental Expenditure
310. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021;...
- Departmental Policies
313. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32713/21]
- Equality Issues
314. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Overseas Study Placements
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to students wishing to pursue third-level studies overseas in view of the fact that leaving certificate results will not be...
- School Accommodation
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a planning application (details supplied) adjacent to existing school and proposed school campus; if her...
- Defibrillators Provision
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring there is a defibrillator in every primary school, secondary school and special school. [32534/21]
- State Examinations
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to accommodate leaving certificate students who experience a medical emergency such as a seizure immediately before or during their...
- Schools Building Projects
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if planning permission is not required to erect pre-fabs in a school (details supplied); the regulation under which it is considered exempt; if...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if primary schools will continue to receive grant funding to cover the additional financial burden of cleaning and sanitary work during the...
- Departmental Correspondence
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the issue described in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32585/21]
- School Admissions
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 3 June 2021, the length of time it will take to secure a school placement for a student (details...
- Departmental Expenditure
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021;...
- School Equipment
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the report on the compulsory use of electronic devices at a school (details supplied); if the findings of the...
- First Aid Training
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering making the provision of basic first-aid techniques mandatory across schools nationwide in view of recent events; and if she...
- Climate Action Plan
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under her Department’s responsibility....
- Departmental Schemes
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the cost per school for retrofits under the pathfinder scheme. [32704/21]
- School Patronage
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to survey Dungarvan and the wider west County Waterford area to ascertain demand for a non-denominational primary school...
- Departmental Policies
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her key policy achievements in her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32714/21]
- Equality Issues
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or...
- State Examinations
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the SEC will recommence the extensive review how to support students experiencing exceptional circumstances during their State examinations...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Schemes
342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to providing a free travel pass to persons who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the continuation of the pandemic unemployment benefit for the aviation sector; and if she will make a...
- Pension Provisions
344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current position on pension provision for community employment supervisors following the recent negotiations with the...
- Departmental Schemes
345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons with disabilities currently availing of the training support grant that was introduced in 2020; and the...
- Departmental Expenditure
347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the vote headings and sub-headings for her Department in tabular form. [32544/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow taxi drivers aged 66 and over to receive for the pandemic unemployment payment as part of the support...
- Social Welfare Schemes
349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Departmental Expenditure
350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021...
- Pensions Reform
353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 5 May 2021, the action that has been taken to ensure that those receiving...
- Departmental Policies
354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline her key policy achievements in her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pension Provisions
355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the back-payment period for late pension claims beyond the six-month limit for extenuating...
- Equality Issues
356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons...
- Social Welfare Schemes
357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will define what is considered a good reason for not making a social welfare claim within the time limit; if she will...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
358. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a payment for parents who have to take unpaid leave to mind their children that have to...
- Departmental Expenditure
359. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of...
- Climate Action Plan
362. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his...
- Domestic Violence
363. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the outcomes of the consultations by his Department which concluded on 9 April 2021 on the...
- Departmental Policies
364. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a...
- Equality Issues
365. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Accommodation
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention been drawn to the steep increase in on-campus student accommodation costs in UCD; if he has had any engagement with UCD or the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for on-campus learning for third-level students for the upcoming academic year; if this will be a matter for each individual college or...
- Third Level Admissions
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to obtain additional college places for the 2021-2022 academic year given the rise in CAO applications; and if he will...
- Third Level Staff
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to bring into line retirement ages for employees of third-level universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32559/21]
- Language Schools
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the return of English language schools in view of the reopening of international travel; and if he will make a statement on...
- Third Level Fees
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish students are being charged additional fees for the Scottish graduate-entry medicine...
- Third Level Admissions
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the supports and grants and so on that are available for qualifying students from this jurisdiction accepted to study for primary...
- Departmental Expenditure
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021;...
- Third Level Examinations
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties which will be caused for students who sit the HPAT exams if the results are not released...
- Climate Action Plan
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s responsibility....
- Departmental Policies
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32719/21]
- Equality Issues
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or...
- Departmental Schemes
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer of restoring the grant adjacency rate to 24km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32788/21]
- Education and Training Boards
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to regularise the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; and if he will...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Seized Property
386. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to reclaim a relative’s War of Independence firearm if it was surrendered to An Garda...
- EU Bodies
387. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary No. 174 of 19 May 2021, the reason Ireland has failed to provide the information relating to...
- Immigration Policy
388. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to grant a blanket amnesty to front-line essential workers going through the immigration process and living in direct...
- Departmental Correspondence
389. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter regarding a proposal by a community group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Public Sector Pay
390. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that junior barristers can earn as little as €25 a day for court days; if...
- Departmental Expenditure
391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount her Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
394. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when religious services will recommence in prisons given vaccines are being rolled out and social distancing is possible; and...
- Departmental Policies
395. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline her key policy achievements in her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Equality Issues
396. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from...
- Naturalisation Applications
397. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Harbours and Piers
398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are funding pathways open to Rathmullan Pier to apply for funding through his Department; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Expenditure
399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department and associated agencies have spent on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12...
- Forestry Sector
402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a tree felling licence application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited given the...
- Climate Action Plan
408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s...
- Forestry Sector
409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a reconstitution scheme for the forestry sector to support owners of woodlands affected by detrimental frost...
- Departmental Policies
410. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his key policy achievements in his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Funding
411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list the specific funding allocated by his Department on research into the unique characteristics of biogenic methane; and...
- Agriculture Industry
412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to revise the legally defined tolerances currently used to verify the accuracy of the automated beef grading in meat...
- Equality Issues
414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from...
- Fishing Industry
415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the allocation of the mackerel quota to boats under 18m; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32750/21]
- Common Agricultural Policy
418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department have analysed and continue to analyse the potential impact of the current CAP reform on the...
- Agriculture Industry
419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which alternative markets for the agri-food sector previously dependent on the UK market have been found to date; the...
- Departmental Schemes
420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for a scheme (details supplied); the number successfully accepted to the scheme by county; and if...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Expenditure
421. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the vote headings and sub-headings for her Department in tabular form. [32545/21]
- Climate Action Plan
425. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under her Department’s...
- Equality Issues
426. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from...
